Algeria’s Tebboune in denial as currency continues its free fall

Algeria’s President Tebboune has sought to play down the dire financial and monetary conditions in the country as the currency plunged to a historic low, trading at 290 dinars per euro on the informal market. This collapse signals a deeper structural crisis in an economy crippled by hydrocarbon dependency, corruption, and chronic mismanagement. The dinar’s […]

Ahmed Réda Chami at the Helm of Morocco’s CESE

Ahmed Réda Chami, Morocco’s current Ambassador to the European Union, has been appointed head of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE). King Mohammed VI appointed Ahmed Réda Chami to the position this Monday at a ceremony at the Royal Palace in Rabat. During the ceremony, the Sovereign emphasized the role and importance of the […]

Tunisia opts for Russian Sputnik V as COVID-19 cases spike

Tunisian President Kais Saied has instructed the Foreign ministry and the ministry of Health to negotiate the acquisition of Russia-made covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V as the country reels with an increase in coronavirus cases. Saied, reports say, gave the instruction during a recent meeting on the situation of the pandemic in the North African country. […]